Excelencia in Education recently published a factsheet on Latino College Completion in the United States. For the U.S. to reach the top spot in the world for college degree attainment, Latinos will need to earn 6.2 million degrees by the year 2030.
Among the key findings of the report:
- Quick facts about Latinos in the United States:
- 18% of the population is Latino.
- The Latino population is expected to increase by 25% by the year 2030.
- 21% of Hispanics aged 18 to 34 are enrolled in higher education, compared to 24% of their white, non-Hispanic peers.
- 24% of Hispanic adults aged 25 and older earned an associates degree or higher compared to 46% of white non-Hispanic adults in the same age range.
- Latino students are more likely to enroll in institutions that grant only Associate’s degrees than their white, non-Hispanic peers.
- At two-year institutions in the United States:
- Students of Hispanic origin graduate at lower rates than their white non-Hispanic peers. Hispanic graduation rates are 2 percentage points lower than that of their white non-Hispanic peers at 33% and 35% respectively.
- Students of Hispanic origin remain enrolled at lower rates. 42% of Latino students are no longer enrolled three years after beginning their degree program compared to white non-Hispanic students at 38%.
- At four-year institutions in the United States:
- Students of Hispanic origin graduate at lower rates than their white peers. Hispanic graduation rates are 12 percentage points lower than that of their white non-Hispanic peers at 51% and 63% respectively.
